3.0% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
St Clair · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in St Clair
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in St Clair, jumping 22 percentage points since 2011 to reach 24.3% of the workforce. This shift coincides with a small number of people using public transport to get to work. Car travel remains the dominant way to move around this residential area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes in St Clair go without a car, with only 3.0% having none, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, as 41.9% own two vehicles and another 28.5% have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In St Clair, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Just 1.2% of people use public transport for their commute, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits a little below the national average. Half of the workforce drives themselves to work, while 24.3% work from home, which is well above the Australian figure.
24.3% ▲ +1093.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -77.9%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
While there are 80 public transport stops—more than about 81% of similar areas—all available routes are bus services. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure.
80
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.01
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,324.7
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,942
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
62,374
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Residents can reach their nearest transport stop in just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 33 minutes, which is higher than in most other places.
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
33
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in St Clair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124051470/st-clair/topic/transport